May1945:theendoftheSecondWorldWarintheTyroleanAlpsSSmanAntonhasdesertedandbeenshotOntherunfromhisunit,heswapshisSSuniformforthatofadeadWehrmachtsoldieranddiscoversalonelymountainhutHannah,aJewishwoman,ishidinghereShetakesAntoninandtendstohiswounds                                   　　ButthereisgreatmistrustbetweenthetwoTogethertheycopewiththeharsheverydaylifeintheremotehutTheyarelookedafterby16yearoldpeasantgirlCharlotte,whosefamilypaysHannahnottobetraythemAndatnight,theyhearfightingbetweentheGermantroopsandItalianpartisansOvertime,acautiousfamiliaritydevelopsbetweenAntonandHannahhe,whohasdoneterriblethingsinthewar,she,whohaslostherfamilyandhasbeenstrugglingwithfearandlonelinessuphereinthemountainsformonthsTheygrowcloserHannahfindsoutthatAntonwasnoordinarysoldierHewasintheSS,amanofconviction,atleastatfirstBrutaltruthscometolightThewarisasgoodasover,butwhatkindoffutureawaitsthem                                   　　Georgturnsupatthehut:He'sbeenlookingforAnton,huntinghimdownHewastheonewhoshotAntonhisbestfriendGeorgisfightingabattlethathaslongbeenhopeless,drivenbyhatredandthewilltodestroyAndhealsowantstokillHannahHighinthemountains,thedecisionismade                                   　　TheDeserterisastoryaboutwarandguilt,butalsoabouthelpfulnessandhumanity